The Milwaukee Police Department said Thursday that a police officer whose fatal shooting of a man in August set off violent unrest there has been arrested following a report of sexual assault that came in as those demonstrations were still ongoing.

Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was arrested on Wednesday night following a police investigation that ended with the Milwaukee County district attorney filing a criminal complaint including multiple charges, the department said in a statement.

The department did not release a summary of the charges and a spokesman for the police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. No complaint was filed in court records Thursday morning; the district attorney’s office said it was expected to be filed sometime later in the day.

Despite the recent news that the Milwaukee Public Schools district is not subject to the Opportunity Schools Partnership Program in 2016-17, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association President Kim Schroeder said the work is not done, calling on the state to fairly fund public schools. “We’re going to continue pushing what’s best for our students and our community.

The FBI office in Milwaukee says it’s working to rescue even more children after a nationwide child trafficking bust. As part of “Operation Cross Country,” the FBI and local law enforcement partners found 11 teenagers and arrested 23 people in southeast Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE — Two Milwaukee police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing for their involvement in the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Burt Johnson. That’s according to a letter submitted to Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn earlier this month from the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. The officers are Jesse Mattson and Jason Daering.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation led the investigation into the May 5th shooting of Johnson near 76th and Mill Rd.

Police say the officers saw an armed robbery suspect after he robbed an auto parts store — a foot chase then ensued. The suspect turned around and fired at police, striking one officer in the chest. Chief Flynn said that officer’s life was saved by his body armor. The wounded officer was taken to the hospital with “significant contusions.” In the return fire, Johnson was killed. Milwaukee police say he was a convicted felon — and records show Johnson was most recently on parole for a 2009 burglary.

Who is Kimberley Motley? The international litigation attorney, former Mrs. Wisconsin and subject of “Motley’s Law,” a documentary screened at the recent Milwaukee Film Festival , defies simple labels. Motley’s complex mixture of intellect, courage and creativity captivated audiences at two recent appearances in Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE — A 48-year-old Milwaukee man exonerated by DNA evidence in a sexual assault case was released from prison on Wednesday after serving 24 years for a crime he did not commit.

Daryl Dwayne Holloway left Green Bay Correctional Institution one day after Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Wagner signed the order over turning the conviction and freeing him. Wagner had presided over the wrongful conviction in 1993.

The decision came after prosecutors in the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office agreed that DNA results showed Holloway’s conviction in the 1992 case should be reversed, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Innocence Project.

“It’s another example of the way in which the criminal justice system, as a human system, can produce errors,” Keith Findley, co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, said in a phone interview.

Students at Lincoln Center of the Arts will be celebrating the donation of $100,000 of fitness equipment from the National Foundation of Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC) with a ribbon cutting. The students also will demonstrate how to use the equipment during the celebration.

Lincoln was one of three schools in the state chosen to receive a grant to supply the equipment. The fitness center will support the physical education program at the school, and will be available for staff and community member use. Each fitness center NFGFC provides includes strength training equipment, cardio fitness equipment and a multi-exercise, group circuit training system all designed to fit the unique needs of each school.

The mission of NFGFC is to build a nation of the healthiest, fittest kids in the world. Through its National Fitness Champion campaign, NFGFC plans to award fitness centers to schools in all 50 states. The fitness centers are fully funded through public/private partnerships.

September 19th kicked off the Fall 2016 semester of PEARLS groups. With 44 groups around the city, there is sure to be a group for a girl in your life to attend. Find one HERE!

Let’s Get College & Career Ready!

Scholarship Sendoff!

In August, Foley & Lardner hosted over 20 PEARLS Scholarship and Housing Scholarship awardees, their mentors, families and donors. As they overlooked the harbor from the 44th floor podium, girls shared stories of transformation and their growth through their time in PEARLS programming-including a PEARLS girl and her mother.

“It helped me, as a mother, to learn to pray more, have patience and
that they’re going to be who they are….I’m a proud PEARLS for Teen
Girls mom.”

Thank you to all who contributed to the College & Career Readiness Campaign this past spring. Because of you, we celebrated the enormous achievements of our girls with scholarship awards and care packages as they started off on their college journeys.